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Imports System.Xml
Imports System.IO
Imports Odm.Data.Model

Module Exports
    'Last Documented 5/15/07

    Public Function ViewMetadata(ByVal e_SeriesID() As SeriesCatalog) As Boolean
        'Writes the selected series' metadata to the seleced xml file, preserving any previous data
        'Input: e_seriesID() -> An array containing the series IDs to query for
        'Output: Returns True if sucessful
        '        Opens a browser window containing the selected xml data

        Dim fileLine As String = String.Empty

        Dim fileName As String 'Temporary filename

        fileName = System.IO.Path.GetTempPath & "Metadata.xml"

        Try
            Dim file As System.IO.StreamWriter = System.IO.File.CreateText(fileName)

            '   Specify export options
            Dim results As TextReader = g_CurrDataSource.ExportMetadata(e_SeriesID)

            file.Write(results.ReadToEnd())

            file.Flush()
            file.Close()

            Process.Start(fileName)

        Catch ex As Exception
            ShowError("Error viewing Metadata", ex)
            Return False
        End Try

        Return True
    End Function

End Module
